Channel Islands vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio, old
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Channel Islands
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 31.1% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Channel Islands's figure about 3.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.6% | 6.3% | 14.4% | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 22.0% | 6.5% | 15.6% | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 21.6% | 6.3% | 15.4% | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 6.4% | 14.6% | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 6.4% | 15.3% | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 6.8% | 18.6% | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 7.8% | 21.8% | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Channel Islands or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Channel Islands, at 31.1% against 8.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Channel Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 22.9%, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Channel Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Channel Islands ranks 37th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.